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| | Ghana (02/05) |
 | | Ghana’ stated goals are to accelerate economic growth, improve the quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduce poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts. |
 | | Additionally, Ghana was able to send some troops to a recent, French-sponsored RECAMP Exercise in Benin, clearly highlighting the key role that peacekeeping operations have in the Ghana Armed Forces. |
 | | U.S. development assistance to Ghana in fiscal year 2003 totaled more than $50 million, divided between small business enterprise, health, education, and democracy/governance programs. |
| www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/47154.htm (6240 words) |
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